Work Experience:
Mr. Higashiyama joined RYUKA IP Law Firm in April 2000.

Since joining RYUKA, Mr. Higashiyama has prosecuted patent applications for Japanese and overseas clients before the Japan Patent Office. He has also been a key member in implementing RYUKA’s Patent Visualization service, facilitating creation and development of inventions related to surveillance cameras, X-rays imagine machines, and fuel cells, including analyzing recent invention disclosures of competitors. His clients launched several new businesses based on the inventions and patent portfolios that were created with the help of Mr. Higashiyama’s services.

Significant recent litigation experience includes representation of a foreign client in several patent infringement lawsuits before the Japan courts and invalidation trials before the Japan Patent Office in 2011 and 2012.